Anime catalog

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Golden Warrior Gold Lightan

Ougon Senshi Gold Lightan

TV · 1981 · Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: When a young boy called Hiro finds what appears to be a broken lighter in an empty field, it changes his life forever. This lighter is actually the Gold Lightan, a robot that fell to Earth from the Robot Dimension. When called upon to defend the Earth from Ivalda the Great's evil…

★ 6.1

Kashi no Ki Mokku

TV · 1972 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: This version of Pinocchio tells a story of an extremely gullible, naive and morally confused wooden doll brought to life by a mystical blue fairy. Pinocchio (Mokku) is characterized as having many character faults which he must learn to overcome in order to be worthy of being gra…

★ 4.7

Ubasuteyama

Kyoikusenga Ubasuteyama

Movie

Synopsis: Once upon a time, there was a lord in Shinano Province who hated old men. In accordance with the rules of the province, a person was exiled to an island when they turned 60 years old. On the night of August 15th, there was one such farmer woman, but her son loved her, and took he…

★ 3.9

Spring Song

Haru no Uta

Movie · Action

Synopsis: Short movie from 1931.

★ 5.4

Garaga

HYPER-PSYCHIC-GEO GARAGA

Movie · 1989 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The year is 2755. As a result of a system malfunction, the cargo ship XeBeC goes off-course in a warp gate and ends up within the orbit of the distant planet Garaga. After crashing on Garaga's surface, the crew must find ways to survive from hideous monsters, rabid ape soldiers, …

★ 3.6

Crazy World

Baka Baka Baka na Sekai

Movie · 1968 · Comedy

Synopsis: An absurd film by Kuri Youji.

★ 6.3

GALACTIC PATROL Lensman

TV · 1984 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The young Kimball Kinnison is leaving home for a wider education when a Galactic Patrol ship crashes on his family's land and the dying pilot gives him a mysterious Lens. Half-sentient, the Lens now implanted in his hand becomes the focus of changes in Kim's life including his fa…

★ 5.8

Mrs. Pepperpot

Spoon Oba-san

TV short · 1983 · Adventure, Slice of Life

Synopsis: An older woman wears a small spoon around her neck but every now and then, she shrinks to the size of a mouse because of the spoon. She sees the world then from a completely different perspective and has all kind of strange adventures together with Wendy, the mouse and many other…

★ 4.9

Uchuu Enban Dai-Sensou

Movie · 1975 · Action, Mecha

Synopsis: The pilot movie of Grendizer. It is about Duke Fleed, a fugitive of the planet fleed, who was kicked out of his planet by the Armies of Vega. Fleed and the daughter of the king of Vega were in love before the war between their planets. The armies of Vega continue their fight with…

★ 5.9

Mirai Shounen Conan: Tokubetsu-hen - Kyodaiki Gigant no Fukkatsu

Movie · 1984 · Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Shaken by repeated earthquakes, Industria will soon be overtaken by water. While its inhabitants are diligently preparing to flee from the isle, they are unexpectedly ambushed by Lepka, an enemy whom they had believed to be dead. Lepka has been hiding underground, waiting for an …

★ 5.4

Zillion: Burning Night

Akai Koudan Zillion: Burning Night

OVA · 1988 · Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In the peaceful aftermath of the Nozsa wars, the charismatic heroes known as "The White Knights" have changed career paths to becoming music making rockstars. J.J., Dave, Champ and Apple have formed a rock band called, "The White Nuts". Their music career would soon be interrupte…

★ 6.0

Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure

Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Uchuu Daibouken

Movie · 1982 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: When local teacher Midori Yamabuki receives an emergency summons to her home planet it turns out to be a trap devised by galactic warlord Dr. Mashirito, and it's up to Dr. Senbei Norimaki and a group of students (including his robot daughter Arale) to venture into space to save h…

★ 5.1

Gakuen Benriya Series: AntiqueHeart

OVA · 1988 · Mystery, Supernatural

Synopsis: There's an old decrepit building at the edge of the school grounds that hasn't been used for years, and it falls apart a little bit more each day. But the little house holds a secret, as Takahiro and his friends are soon to find out...they wind up making contact with a mysterious…

★ 6.0

School of Love: Heart's Story

Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari

TV · 1981 · Drama

Synopsis: Enrico Pocchini is a kind-hearted schoolboy with a strong sense of justice who lives in the Italian town of Torino. As a new term starts, he loses his beloved teacher, Miss Delacci, who is replaced by the stern Sr. Pelboni. Eventually, the boys in Enrico's class come to respect S…

★ 6.1

Majokko Tickle

TV · 1978 · Comedy, Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: On Chiiko's 11th birthday, her father gives her a special book. Inside the book is a trapped witch, Majokko Tickle. When Chiiko frees Tickle from the book, she uses her magic to pass off as Chiiko's twin sister. (Source: ANN)

★ 6.3

Shouwa Ahozoushi Akanuke Ichiban!

TV · 1985 · Comedy

Synopsis: Koujirou moves to Tokyo from Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido and insists on bringing his favorite horse, Hikarikin, with him. The alien king Rel arrives from planet Wedelun and gives him a belt that will allow him to transform into a Miracle Hero and to protect the world …

★ 5.4

Kyomu Senshi MIROKU

OVA · 1989 · Action, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A psychic ninja fantasy suggesting that the assassins did not die out during the Sengoku era but burrowed under Japan, where they fought a new war against the alien occupants of a crashed spaceship that has lain undisturbed for several millennia. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)

★ 5.5

Chie The Brat

Jarinko Chie (TV)

TV · 1981 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Jarinko Chie is a movie directed by Takahata in 1981. Based on the very popular manga by Etsumi HARUKI, it is about ten year old Chie, "the most unfortunate girl in Japan," who manages her family diner while her unemployed yakuza father and her mother are separated. This sounds r…

★ 5.2

Psycho Armor Govarian

TV · 1983 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The Garadain Empire has exhausted the primary resources of their native planet, so they send different space expeditions to find a new world where to live. One of their main objectives is planet Earth. However, Zeku Alba, an alien scientist, decides to rebel against the imperial …

★ 3.5

?/Rhythmic Triangles/Fighting Cards

?/Sankaku no Rhythm/Trump no Arasoi

Movie

Synopsis: Four short vignettes in this early animated film. In the first, shadows pull away to reveal a puddle, and automobile and bicycle tires pass through it. In the second, cutout shadows of a variety of shoes of people walking are seen. The third is a flurry of geometric forms. In the…

★ 6.4

Puss-in-Boots: Travels Around the World in 80 Days

Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko: 80 Nichikan Sekai Isshuu

Movie · 1976 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Brave cat Pero once had a bet with treacherous multimillionarie Grumon that he can travel around the world in 80 days. The stake is high, in case of success Grumon will give all of his fortune to Pero, but in case of failure Pero becomes slave of Grumon for the rest of his life. …

★ 4.6

Murder

Satsujin MURDER

Movie · Mystery

Synopsis: Short animated film by acclaimed multi-talented artist Makoto Wada.

★ 5.2

Jack And The Beanstalk

Jack to Mame no Ki

Movie · 1974 · Fantasy

Synopsis: An old fairy tale gets some new wrinkles in this fanciful animated adaptation. After young Jack is conned into trading his family's prize cow for a handful of beans, he plants them and discovers they produce a magical vine that rises through the clouds. Climbing the beanstalk, Ja…

★ 6.6

Huckleberry no Bouken

TV · 1976 · Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Based on Mark Twain's well known masterpiece about Huckleberry Finn, the bright and merry orphan, this film is full of life, laughter, and will be loved by children around the world. When Huckleberry runs away from his orphanage, he teams up with an escaped slave. Together, they …